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---- - ----··-·-·--81- Large tuition hike may be required next year By Prabhat Mehta 1970s where real salaries were on The annual tuition increase the decline, according to Deutch. may be larger than usual next With purchasing power for facul- year due to a projected $6 million ty returning to previous levels, budget deficit for the 1988-89 fis- Deutch noted that increases in cal year, Provost John M. Deutch their salaries would not be as '61 announced at a faculty meet- critical as in the past. ing held on Wednesday. This year's tuition went up by The increase in tuition will 7.3 percent over the previous likely accompany other budget- year, marking a nationwide trend balancing measures, including of tuition increases greater than another increase in the student the rate of inflation. Next year's self-help level and an effort to increase, then, will come as no curb the trend in rising faculty surprise to this year's seniors who salaries, Deutch said. have watched tuition rise from MIT ended the 1987-88 fiscal $11,000 in their freshman year to year with a $200,000 surplus, but this year's $13,400. only after $3 million dollars were Recently, the administration added to the operating budget has made an effort to keep the from a reserve fund. Thus, the self-help level - the amount of Institute actually operated with tuition students are expected to about a $3 million dollar deficit. pay themselves - from increas- While Deutch emphasized that ing. In the early 1970s, MIT's the budget deficit was not serious self-help level had been as high as Mark D. Virtue/The Tech and that "Draconian" methods 1.5 times the average self-help The final countdown. .. Members of the 2.70 class work frantically to finish their would not be needed to bring it level of its major competitors: final project. The contest will begin at 7 pm Monday in 26-100. to balance, he noted that the cur- Harvard, Stanford, Princeton ----· I-------L_ --- - -*C ·-PQI- - P ------rent expenditure trend would lead and Yale. to the $6 million deficit for the The current level of $4900 has Few students minor in HASS fields current fiscal year and an $8 mil- been maintained since the 1985- lion deficit for the following 86 academic year. By Linda D'Angelo are tied for third with six stu- School of Engineering. The year. As early as last March, when Less than one half of one per- dents each. Science, Technology School of Science has 28.3 per- Deutch emphasized that there the administration announced cent of the student body have and Society, French, German, cent of current minors. The would be "no nicks and cuts this year's tuition increase, there taken advantage of the School of History, Literature, Psychology, School of Humanities and Social across the board" to bring about were signs that self-help would Humanities and Social Sciences and Women's Studies each have a Sciences an School of Architec- a "superficial" reduction in ex- have to increase. Vice President minor program, according to fig- few students. ture represent 9.4 and 3.8 percent penditures. Rather, he cited as a of Financial Operations James J. ures released by the School. The But no student has yet to apply respectively, while the School of possible solution the combination Culliton said last year that after low number is likely the result of for a minor in Archaeology/An- Management has no students of an increase in tuition and self- projections for -the next three lack of-information, said Ikey thropology, Russian, Spanish or 'participating in the HASS minors help and a limit to the trend of years, the self-help level would be Spear, coordinator of the Hu- Philosophy. Spear noted the program. increasing faculty salaries. at $5,300. manities, Arts, and Social Sci- "availability and variety" of These figures will be watched Salaries have steadily increased Deutch could not be reached ences Office. She felt that stu- classes within each minor are closely by the HASS office, for university faculty in recent for comment yesterday on the dents may not yet be aware of the factors in popularity. (Pleaseturn to page 2) years, reversing a trend in the possible tuition increases. program's limited requirements The number of students minor- or its benefits. ing increases with class year. Nine The HASS minor program, sophomores and eleven juniors Forumn addresses housing concerns which began this semester, was have applied to the HASS minor By Anne Samnmis "We plan to submit a report to tories defended the positive as- aimed at "giving recognition to program. But there are 33 seniors About 40 people discussed the Institute in early February. pects of R/O. "It's important for students who have gone beyond in this program. changes to the current Residence/ The UA wants to be sure that the first year students to begin devel- the HASS requirement," Dean Orientation system at the Under- Institute committee gets the aver- oping friendships and support Education Course VI has the most appli- for Undergraduate graduate Association Housing age MIT student's perspective on systems as soon at they come to Margaret L.A. MacVicar '65 said cants for HASS minors. These 13 distributed among Committee Forum on Tuesday. the housing issue." MIT," Garrett Love '91 said. at a faculty meeting last year. By students are six of the 15 available minors. This UA group was formed in re- The forum opened with discus- "Not only would delayed R/O completing six subjects in a mi- Institute Housing sion about freshman dormitories. be more difficult and expensive HASS With eight students, spanning sponse to the nor and taking three more Committee charged to evaluate The proposal of mandatory on- for the fraternities and ILGs, but or School of Architecture classes, five different minors, Course Courses freshman housing at MIT. campus residence for freshmen the freshman would be in limbo student would receive recogni- XVI is a close second. a tie for third with According to Stacy Segal '90, was supported by those question- for an entire year," Love added. tion of the field of study on his VII and XVIII Pro- each. Thir- the UA committee chairperson ing the validity of a three day According Molly Potter, diploma. four minor applicants of teen of the possible 21 majors and forum moderator, there was rush. fessor in the Department The minor program differs a need for direct student evalua- A few students pointed out Brain and Cognitive Sciences and from the concentration require- have between one and three stu- who are currently minoring tion of the housing system to that freshmen may be better able head of the IHC, freshman dor- ment since two or three more dents necessarily and the remaining four disci- complement the findings of the to make a decision regarding mitories will not be classes are required in the field of IHC] plines (Courses XI, XIII, XV, Institute committee. "The lHC housing given a year to explore. formed. "What we [the specialization. Minoring is an need to concentrate on is the and XXIV) have none. has only four MIT students, and Members of fraternities and in- "opportunity for students to get they were chosen by the commit- dependent living groups who are problem at hand. The demo- more depth than a concentration Fifty-eight percent of those minoring are enrolled in the tee," Segal said. opposed to the freshman dormi- graphics at MIT are changing: while avoiding the rigor of pursu- how will that affect housing? ing a second degree" Spear said. Maybe the solution lies in more Among the 53 students who ARA pizza suspected in student sickness coed or single-sex female hous- have applied to the program, the By Darrel Tarasewicz of symptoms within a few ents for pizza are made in large ing," Potter said. most popular HASS minor is What was originally suspected hours," he noted. batches at Lobdell, and if infect- Potter maintained that the IHC music with 12 applicants. Eco- Once the biohazard assessment ed, would have affected a much has made no decisions and plans with eight, follows close- to be a case of food poisoning at nomics, out office received word of this case, greater population. to study not only possible solu- ly. Political science and writing Lobdell Dining Hall turned not to be the case, according to the Lobdell kitchen and the pizza Both students have recovered, tions to the housing problem but Kim Murphy, assistant biohazard were screened for disease-causing but neither Fink nor Murphy also the consequences of those assessment officer. Food poison- agents. Both proved to be nega- were certain what was the cause solutions. ing bec-aie suspect wherl two stu- iuvc IVIUI Vy saiu. ringers of Of tlll UisordUl er. StooUl SaIpCS? dents developed gastroenteritis Lobdell workers were also tested from both students proved to be in the Undergraduate Academic after eating pizza at Lobdell two and proved to be negative. negative for any biological patho- Support Office, also addressed MIT's responsibility to the frater- Professor Philip A. Sharp weeks ago. Fink explained that the ingredi- gen, Murphy said. The two students, who are nity system. "The development shares 1988 Lasker or support of more coed indepen- Award. Page 2. roommates, became ill sequen- tially and one of them went the dent living groups should be an to MIT infirmary, Murphy ex- important issue considered in an plained. When examined, the stu- evaluation of MIT's housing REM's latest album dent told the doctor that she sus- system." continues fine tradition of pected food poisoning to be the Another solution to the prob- original music. Page 6. Murphy added. lem could be housing the soror- cause, said. But upon examination the ities, Hashi Chakravarty '89 symptoms were not typical of a "Sorority housing would alleviate Soil and Company like salmonella, but the demographics problem in the Beth bacteria to the diversity of rather that of a toxin, Richard dorms and add perform A Shaker Women would be giv- associate biohazard assess- the system. Dance. Page 7. Fink, of a choice than Insti- officer, said. This conclu- Kyle G. Peltonen/The Tech en more ment tute housing currently offers." i sion was made "due to the onset Lobdell pizza was suspected in student illness.

t& i sk) s81 PAGE 2 The Tech FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1988 --- I Shoarp wins Laskeraward ROGERS: 4 HAMMEK,&TE£IN ' _PR% . _ 'ql Iam 41m~Q"r By Annabelle Boyd In 1977 Sharp discovered that Thomas R. Cech of the Universi- Phillip A. Sharp, Professor of after RNA, or ribonucleic acid, is ty of Colorado at Boulder. Hie the Department of Biology and copied from DNA, or deoxyribo- also shares the 1988 Lasker Director of the Cancer Research nucleic acid, meaningless seg- award with Dr. Cech. Center at MIT, will share the ments of genetic material called Sharp and Cech will share the 1988 Albert Lasker Basic Medical "introns" are spliced out. The $15,000 honorarium for this Research Award. In the 44 year meaningful pieces of genetic ma- year's Lasker award. Individually, history of the award, 46 winners terial are then spliced together to the winners will also receive a ci- have subsequently won the Nobel command a cell to make the pro- tation and a statuette of the Prize. teins essential to maintain life. Winged Victory of Sarnothrace, Sharp's citation read in part, In addition to his studies of the Lasker Foundation's tradi- "for his remarkable discoveries RNA splicing, Sharp developed tional symbol of man's victory and brilliant analysis of the what is now the most widely used over premature disability, death, mechanism of RNA splicing . . . method of RNA mapping, also and disease. I The processing activities of RNA credited in the Lasker award. Last year's co-recipient of the are so fundamental to life that no Sharp's award comes two Lasker award, Professor Susumu area v; MCi1ne or bio-Iloglly vvill weeks after his receipt of the Tonegawa of ithe Department of be untouched by the implications prestigious 1988 Horwitz Prize, Biology, won the Nobel Prize the of Dr. Sharp's research." which he shared with Professor same year. Few students minor in HASS fields (Continuedfrom page 1) Arts and Urban Studies - have Of the six required subjects, Spear said. Changing popularity been suggested by students to be- one can satisfy the HASS Distri- and the effect a minor might gin minors. The next step is en- bution requirement and five can have on the degree program in couraging faculty to submit pro- count toward satisfaction of the the particular school will be two posals to the Committee on the eight subject Institute HASS re- MI]IT MUSICAL THEATRE GUILD important elements to keep track Minor Program, Spear said. quirement. , . - * 1 , of, she added. Students must apply for a NOVEMBER. 11 12 13 17 18 19 Since minors represent a "mid- HASS minor two full terms be- 8:00 PM dle step" between concentration fore receiving the SB degree. per KRESGE AUDIOTORIUM and degree, Spear anticipates Only one minor is allowed $ 8.00 GENERAL ADMISSION that the program will be "very major and the junior-senior popular" and "will get more pass/fail option cannot be used 7.00 MIT FACULTY/STAFF people involved, more deeply, in to fulfill the minor. Also, majors 6:00 STUDENTS humanities." in Courses XXI, XXI-E and 5.00 MIT STUDENTS Already three more fields of XXI-S may not minor in the study - Asian studies, Theatre/ same field as their major. This space donated by The Tech INFORMATION & RESERVATIONS 253-6294

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aBush chooses Sununu as chief of staff New Hampshire Governor John Sununu '61 said he will Bhutto claims victory finish out his term before going to the White House to in Pakistan elections "Nightmare on F street" take the job as George Bush's Chief of Staff. Sununu's tenure as Governor runs through Jan. 5. The president- In Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto appears on her to becom- in Sacramento elect said Sununu's background, which includes experi- ing the first woman to rule a Moslem nation. Her Popu- continues suspected of killing seven elderly tenants ence as an engineer and a university professor, will "bring list Party has won the country's first free elections since a The landlady in Sacramento, CA, still claims she a refreshing new perspective" to the job of White House coup ousted her father 11 years ago. Bhutto is expressing at her boardinghouse Montaivo Puente told Sacramento chief of staff. Bush passed over his current chief of staff, confidence that she can form a majority coalition. She is innocent. Dorothea that she did cash some social se- Craig Fuller, who said he will now return to the private said she would begin coalition talks today. television station KCRA curity checks belonging to the dead tenants, but did not sector. kill them. The bodies of seven people have been found Some American Jewish leaders are expressing their res- Palestinians celebrate in buried in the yard of her boardinghouse. Puente, who was ervations about having Sununu as the chief of staff. Sun- the occupied territories arrested Wednesday night in Los Angeles, has been unu, who is partially of Arab descent, was the only Gov- charged with one count of murder. ernor not to back a statement denouncing a United restrictions in the occupied territories Israel has eased Nations resolution equating Zionism with racism. Ameri- to prevent celebrations of a Palestinian declara- designed can Jewish Congress Spokesman Steve Silbiger said his from becoming violent. But hospital tion of independence Housing starts show big group is "very troubled" by the appointment. wounded at least 27 Palestinians dur- officials say soldiers rise in October Bush also hand-picked his campaign manager, Lee ing street clashes yesterday. They say a nine-year-old boy Department announced yesterday that Atwater, to become chairman of the Republican national and a 14-year-old girl are in critical condition. The Commerce housing starts jumped by 7.2 percent in October. This re- committee. The selection is expected to be ratified when sult is drawing mixed reviews from economic analysts. the committee meets in January, two days before Bush's Unrest continues in Soviet Union While many agree that the economy is still strong, some inauguration. Rumblings of independence continue in the Baltic re- worry that too much growth could put a strain on manu- publics of Estonia and Lithuania. The Kremlin has sum- facturers, which could lead to shortages and higher Iraqi diplomat dismissed from US to Moscow to discuss Wednes- prices. The federal reserve has been inching up interest moned Estonian leaders The United States is kicking out a diplomat from Iraq. of sovereignty, in which the republic rates in an effort to stabilize growth. day's declaration The State Department says the unidentified Iraqi is being from the Soviet Union in all areas claimed independence expelled in retaliation for Baghdad's expulsion of an policy. The Lithuanian parlia- except defense and foreign Alzheimer's American diplomat. The Iraqis say Heywood Rankin a similar measure. Depression and ment is considering made an unauthorized trip to the North, home of the Thatcher sees encouraging share common links Kurd minority. US officials say Rankin, head of the em- a study on Alz- Researchers reported yesterday that bassy's political section, had received Iraqi approval for signs in the Middle East of the heirner's patients may offer clues to depression, one the trip. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said that re- most common mental health problems. Writing in The cent policy statements by the Palestinian Liberation Orga- Archives of Neurology, the scientists said that depressed nization offer "signs of hope" for peace in the Middle Alzheimer's victims showed deterioration in the brain East. Thatcher said that the indications of PLO flexibility stem. That is the part of the brain that produces neuro- should be encouraged, or there will not be further pro- transmitters, chemicals believed to be necessary to keep gress. Thatcher made her comments before ending her people free of depression. 9 - M=9~ two-day visit to Washington.

Novemnberish! a US Naval Academy apologizes for High pressure will build froi"-'the Anorth -and:west snatching Yale cheerleader over the weekend providing all of New England The "capturing" of a Yale University cheerleader has with sunny, but cool weather on Saturday. Low led to a reported apology from the commandant of the pressure will approach the area Sunday, bringing Bird sidelined for three months US Naval Academy. An Academy spokesman said the with it clouds and rain. The highest peaks of far will be side- see some snow Boston Celtics all-star forward Larry Bird apology is contained in a personal letter sent to the cap- northern New England might even lined at least three months after deciding to undergo sur- tain of the Yale cheerleading team. Team member Kim when the precipitation begins. gery on both heels. Bird is suffering from bone spurs Reeder had complained that she was bruised, scratched, which in turn have irritated both achilles tendons. At pre- and fondled when she was carried into the bleachers by Today: Mostly sunny, breezy and cooler. Winds sent, Boston is 3-4, the worst start for the team since Bird midshipmen during a football game last month. northwest 10-15 rnph. High 54°F. joined the Celtics in the 1979-80 season. In his previous Tonight: Clear and chilly. Winds northwest 5-10 nine seasons, Bird missed a total of only 27 regular-sea- mph. Low 34-37°F son games. Saturday: Sunny and a bit cooler with a few high New York dials the universe clouds arriving at night. Winds west-northwest 5 seek new head coach New Yorkers got a unique opportunity yesterday to di- mph. High 47-51°E Low 40°E Indiana Pacers rect-dial the rest of the universe. AT&T set up a camera Sunday: Becoming mostly cloudy with rain arriving as coach of the Indiana Pacers Jack Ramsay resigned and microphone outside its Manhattan headquarters and from the west and south. High 47-52°F. Low Ramsay yesterday. Saying "it was not enjoyable anymore" began recording videotaped messages that will be beamed Pacers around 40°F. ended 21 years on an NBA bench. Ramsay, whose via satellite into outer space between Thanksgiving and Forecast by Michael C. Morgan are 0-7 this year, has coached a record 1,647 games. New Year's Day. iI Assistant coaches Mel Daniels and Dave Twardzik will , 1 Compiled by Prabhat Mehta club for the next few days. The Pacers hope to run the and Darrel Tarasewicz InameI a new co:ach early next week. _ a _i ]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .4 * m i*- * When you're ready GET ACQUAINTED to stand out n ATTENTION // / * the crowd, i RECEPTION from TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, You're ready for MIT SENIORS & GRADUATE STUDENTS 5 - 7 p.m. Boise Cascade. Room 4-149 Do you enjoy working with people? Are you good at solving problems? I . ~ ~ ~~~~, Become a GRADUATE RESIDENT / reroR~~~~~~~~~~

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Greeks,. - 'M- - - - - face- -- - - double standardHow does "fraternity-bashing" ON WpW Pftlk:4AbwJAW1 To the Editor: if it's all right to ask anything of Ly r-T differ from other, less subtle The photograph of Craig their pledges. forms of prejudice? It differs lit- i ODE Why is it that dormitory resi- Clearman chained to a keg on tle. "Fraternity-bashing" is un- page two of the Nov. 15 issue of dents are permitted to partake in "fun" activities such as "keg- founded, as are most forms of The Tech was amusing at the very discriminatory ,behavior. It is least. At the same time it offers a gings" and a scandal would clear- damaging to the reputation of fraternity members bit of commentary about the dif- ly result if accused fraternities and gen- ferent wavs fraternity members were involved? Why is it that the House, as they did on a erates bad feelings between and dormitory members are re- Next Finally, poster a few weeks ago, Greeks and non-Greeks. garded on this campus and on party "fraternity-bashing" and all oth- others around the nation. can advertise "Long Island Ice Teas" as the beverage of choice er prejudicial activities propa- If that picture on page two was gate. After people see one group a pledge of any fraternity on this for their social events? Any fra- must be free of decimated by slander, they con- campus, and the "kegging" was ternity's poster group they advertising alcohol of any kind tinue on to the next done by any member of his fra- don't understand, and destroy it ternity, it is highly probable that (for that matter, those of us in Boston aren't allowed to even le- as well. someone would have been The double standards of be- "The results of the latest exit poll: 5% of the people moving out of the country say brought up on hazing or harass- gally buy alcohol in any quanti- they're terrified Quayle's going to be our next vice president..." havior that exist for Greeks and ment charges by the time the next ty). Why is it that the Middlebury non-Greeks are getting both issue of The Tech hit the presses. college student body will decide and in March whether or not to more severe and more entrenched The subsequent investigation nation- Committee on Discipline hearing "keep" their Greek system? Why in academic communities American fraternity would have been the talk of the is it that in movies such as The wide. If the MIT community. After the fra- Accused fraternity men are de- system survives this current bout it ternity was either put on proba- picted as rapists and women-hat- with the "bashers," hopefully its effec- or had its ers? It is because in America we will be able to maintain -u-----· I ---rrroP-·a -'-r-· --- --- tion, was de-chartered officers suspended, the Greek have recently decided that "fra- tiveness as a training ground for America's future leaders. __ , . 1 ~ ~ ~ ~~~--,U I system here at MIT would be in a ternity-bashing" is an acceptable "hazing" panic, unable to decide national pastime. Howard Zolla '89 Turkey works to end rights abuses To the Editor: there is pressure and censorship one to a hu- 49 Friday, November 18, 1988 from an oppressive Volume 108, Number I am writing to express my imposed on press, there are limi- mane one in a flash. Nor can you Chairman ...... Peter E. Dunn G thoughts on Richard KEoch's letter tations on criticism, and so goes erase the bitter memories from Editor in Chief ...... Andrew L. Fish '89 [AI does not attack dignity of the list. You cannot find a single the minds of people. It takes Business Manager ...... Mark Kantrowitz '89 Turkish people, Nov. 15] about a exception to this fact. It hap- time. 1Managing Editor ...... Ezra Peisach '89 recent talk titled "Human Rights pened in Greece in 1967, in Chile in Turkey." First, I must mention in 1973, in Argentina, Pakistan The important things to realize are: a) the situation has improved News Editors ...... Darrel Tarasewicz '89 that I was not present in this and many other countries. And it Niraj S. Desai '90 talk. Therefore, my views will be happened in Turkey which was dramatically and will continue to Night Editor ...... Marie E. V. Coppola '90 based on general facts and on the under military rule in 1980-1983 do so as the democracy strength- Sports Editor ...... Harold A. Stern G information provided by Koch. period. I, as a Turkish citizen, re- ens its base, b) the source of evil Arts Editors ...... Jonathan Richmond G I am a firm believer in the con- gard these years as a dark page in is the suspension of democracy. '"'- ' Christopher J. Andrews '88 tribution of international organi- our political history. And I see nos As long as we deduce the right Photograp hy Editors ...... Kyle G. Peltonen '89 i zations, such as Amnesty Inter- reason to hide it from the world. lesson and we believe in democra- i .-; -':~'.-. :.' Mark D. Virtue '90 I national, to the protection of On the contrary, the people of cy and oppose its enemies, in- Contribuinng Editor ...... V. Michael Bove G cluding the ones acting in its i Senior Editor ...... Michael J. Garrison G human rights and dignity of the the world, and most importantly people of the world. I agree with we the Turkish, must review and name, we will promote the hu- man rights. NEWS STAFF Koch that they don't discriminate tryfto understand what happened Associate News Editors: Annabelle Boyd '90, Seth Gordon '90, against politics, religion, race, ; these years. And we should In conclusion, I deeply appre- Irene Kuo '90, Prabhat Mehta '91; Senior Writers: Mathews M. etc. Therefore when Amnesty In- .ank international organizations ciate the efforts of Amnesty In- Cherian G, David P. Hamilton G, Michael Gojer '90; Staff: ternational claims that there are t.ho did not turn their heads ternational to protect human Salman Akhtar '89, Mary Condello '89, Sanjay Manandhar '89, human rights violations in a ,away from our country and alle- rights in my country and in the Sally Vanerian '89, Anuradha Vedantham '89, Anita Hsiung '90, country, Turkey or the Soviet viated the damage. world. I, and I believe the major- Miguel Cantillo '91, Gaurav Rewari '91, David Rothstein '91, Union or the United States, I can Paula Maute; Meteorologist: Michael C. Morgan G. ity of the Turkish people, don't hardly find any reason to suspect In my opinion, things have im- get offended when people speak SPORTS STAFF the truth of his claim. proved since 1983, the year the out for the good of ourselves. Marcia Smnith '89, Anh Thu Vo '89, Paul McKenzie '90, Manish There is one undisputable fact country restored democracy. But Thank you Richard Koch and Bapna '91, Adam Braff '91, Kevin T. Hwang '91, Shawn in the political history of the of course, nobody can claim that Mastrian '91. countless others, for giving us a world. When military rules a the situation is perfect today. It hand in our difficult times. The OPINION STAFF country, human rights are violat- takes three decades to heal the people of Turkey will engrave Daniel J. Glenn G, David Gold G, Kevin J. Saeger G. ed in that country. There is tor- wounds of three years. Ybu can- your names in their hearts! FEA TURES STAFF ture to the prisoners of thought, not switch the law enforcement Murat Azizoglu G Christopher R. Doerr '89, Allan T. Duffin '91. Y ------ I --- -- -- -- ARTS STAFF Mark Roberts G, Julian West G, Mark Roman '87, David M. J. Saslav '87, Manavendra K. Thakur '87, Julie Chang '89, Aaron McPherson '89, Michelle P. Perry '89, Corinne Wayshak '89, Peter Parnassa '90, Debby Levinson '91, Alfred Armendariz '92. PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF Associate Photography Editors: Lisette W. M. Lambregts '90, Kristine AuYeung '91; Staff: Michael D. Grossberg G, Rich R. Fletcher '88, Joyce Y. Wong '88, Victor Liau '89, Joyce Ma '89, Ken Church '90, Mike Niles '90, Wes Huang '91, Sarath Krish- naswamy '91, Georgina A. Maldonado '91, Ognen J. Nastov '91, Ray Powell '91, Mauricio Roman '91, Alice P. Lei; Darkroom Manager: Kyle G. Peltonen '89. BUSINESS STAFF Advertising Accounts Manager: Genevieve C. 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Jeffrey Pike, the were spying on an intensely used to good I third dancer, awoke into movement later, mance; the delight of a slightly demented Sullivan into a skipping child or puckish to strive towards a joker at the music and her uninhibited, al- satyr, or a giant moon face which she wore By MARK ROBERTS and all three seemed i form of movement that would allow them most naive response to it. But then, with as a costume at one point. Again, there i ETH SOLL, who is also director of to master the uncertainties of their bodies, her back to the audience, Soil suddenly would be the occasional stare straight at the M1IT Dance Workshop, and which sometimes appeared to be hampered turned her head over her shoulder to fix the audience to confound any complacen- her company performed four in ways that bewildered their owners. them with a knowing, conspiratorial gaze. cy, here with an element of flirtation that dances under the shade of the To portray this surprise at the possibili- This dancing fool was very well aware of went well with the childish stature of Sulli- a ,, o ,,... tange t ;,,.hn atcr, an ware lt -. by setting tall, Dance Umbrella's Fall seqo n last week- tis .and Ii.Mtatit n of the body requi.e V°._aSa~ b~W~La%,,a fabi atti w~,asg .w, which, Was erlphsizeu end. Three were revivals of previous technical control by the dancer, and this repetitions of movements that seemed to thin Lodi McClellan on stage in the role of pieces, the fourth the newly commissioned was evident. At one point the dancers ap- have such method in their madness were a statuesque mentor. A Shaker Dance, inspired by the history of peared to be drawn upwards from above intriguing those watching. the eighteenth century religious communi- lay on their sides, an exhilarating This seemed to encapsulate so much of as they the con- ty that lived near here and found expres- illusion that testified to their skill. the delight of dance, starting in a musical A Shaker Dance itself honed some- sion for their fervor in a life of austere Prologue, which followed, was a won- surge, but then moving on, abandoning cern with ritualistic movement into menacing, with the discipline punctuated by ecstatic derful dance, a solo by Soll herself It music to leave just a figure, dramatically thing more overtly outbursts. music of Corelli, to cross-lit on the empty stage, exploring looming score of John Adams' Shaker started to the vibrant a role subject proved a suitable one for a strange figure, part simpleton in a movements in the concentration of silence. Loops as accompaniment. Soll took The which company, Soll, for although there was much variety part witch casting her spells, dart- The third piece also originated as a solo a little apart from the rest of the smock, with jutting in the subjects and styles of the various ed on and began to spring and twirl with by Soll, but in this production was danced dressed in black and hurrying I to be some Working from a Melinda Sullivan. Masque: Attempts to neck around the perimeter of the elegant dances, in all there seemed an exhilarating abandon. by as tension between the free- excellence, Soll's Fly again achieved considerable beauty by Shaker set by Katherine Finkelpearl, concern with the foundation of technical in which the of the spirit in movement and its pos- effective because it leavening allusive scenes that took place in though to limit the directions dom piece was particularly of the dancers sible limitations by space or rules. so delicately between different emo- a charmed world not quite our own with a sporadic, obsessive energies trod It was a thrilling climax I The first piece, Persona, for three danc- tions, suggesting so many things, but al- wit that reached to the audience beyond. might take them. ers, placed tight, nervy movements by Me- ways skipping one step ahead with a wit Sullivan used a succession of different to a full evening. Flying K's bring sparkle to Strand's 70th celebration by, and the show I clubs. interrupted the history of juggling - by cane Joan had passed FLYING KARAMAZOV BROTHERS three moments. A Dmitri wanted to make it more exciting, proposing the Gamble. This Karamazov went into one of its few slow At the Strand Theater, Dorchester. about an animal trainer who 13. butI since Ivan forbid him to add any clubs tradition (formerly known as the Chal- whole routine November 12 and his "invisible killer fireflies" fell ("onceI you get four, then you need five, lenge) pits the champion (Ivan) against the paraded audience is encouraged to flat. But Club is a new show, and I assume By MICHAEL J. GARRISON andI six ... ") they added more people. audience. The He and Dmitri explained bring anything up to the stage - as long it will be fine-tuned as the Ks tour. FirstI it was Ivan. Ks gave H E STRAND THEATER CELEBRATED passing system, which con- as it weighs more than an ounce, less than After the short intermission, the the Karamazov juggling its 70th anniversary last weekend (clubs that spin once on 10 pounds, and smaller than a breadbox. us a short jam session of drunks sists of singles can lids. Which neatly in a style which reflected the way between jugglers), doubles, tri- Then the champion has to juggle three of bottles on garbage i their Smerdyakov portrayal of Sam Strand itself - a bit of grand old fish (clubs that don't spin), and Beo- the offerings, which are chosen by audi- faded into a ples, working on the case of the "Mal- class and a bit of modern inventiveness. wulfs (clubs that spin backwards). The au- ence applause. He has three chances to Spade, i The stage darkened, and in a I Friday starred legendary blues and jazz with, but juggle them for a count of ten. Victory tese Flagon.' dience was duly impressed named singer Cab Calloway, a concert that -I re- display- brings the coveted standing ovation, but voice which sounded just like a guy slightly bored by, the juggling imitating Hurm- gretted missing very much. But Saturday slyly added that there was a the agony of defeat tastes a lot like cream Smerdyakov Karamazov until Dmitri phrey Bogart, he spoke to the audience: "I and Sunday featured the "new vaudeville" sound associated with each of the passes. pie. juggling/comedy/theater group known as remember when I first saw the Flagon. It Brothers, and they was in Odessa, back in '27. '27 was before) the Flying Karamazov MR- 'n-d- alone were definitely worth waiting around they had sound- -so nobSdy6du they all. communicated with music. It was 70 years for. and some punk Most people can't really stand to watch in a small antique store, I about to rearrange it over the owner's jugglers for more than about 15 rminutes, was jugglers think that head .... , but that's because most came up, and on walked juggle. The Flying The stage lights they should be trying to wearing a skull and crossbones T- that they are a bunch of re- Dmitri Ks understand shirt, accomnpanied by a wail of electric jugglers who are trying to enter- markable guitars. Ivan the shopowner and Fyodor tain an audience, and they'll do just about balance of a quar- just his assistant formed the anything to accomplish that. I mean, with his own music) panto- and juggle tet which (each how many acts can dance about the assistant's desire to "We are the mimed a skit about wonderfully while singing in the store (includ- Vaudeville Jug- stack all of the bottles Very Model of a Modern Flagon) on his nose. Again, this is singing (badly), ing the gling Troupe"? Between probably something which will be tight- juggling (fantastically), punning (horribly), a little as the tour goes on, since it man- ened up and clowning around (lovably), they was quite disjointed. aged to charm and involve an audience Finally, however, they got back to the laughed along for which cheered and history of juggling, and brought us to the about two hours. era. In the jugglers' version of Smerdyakov, modern The Brothers are Dmitri, jazz, one man (Dmitri) stood some dis- Ivarn, and Fyodor Karamazov (Paul David tance away from the other three, who Howard Jay Patter- Magid, Sam Williams, stood in a line. Dmitri was the feeder and, son, and Timothy Furst). From their real drummer, laid down the basic broth- like a jazz names it is obvious they are neither rhythm to which the others improvised. ers nor Eastern Europeans - they formed While each pass had to reach Dmitri in the campus of UC Santa their troupe on the same amount of time, there were no rules Cruz and now live near Seattle. While ris- FIT6`m as to what the pass was like. The jugglers ing in fame and popularity they spent sev- threw up whatever they felt like - Beo- eral years on the streets and in the fairs up wulfs, triples, behind the back passes, or and down the West Coast. Eventually they simple fish - in whatever order Dmitri made it to Hollywood (Jewel of the Nile), decided to feed them. Like jazz music, it extensively with lililblliEl) Broadway, and toured was clear that the performers were having their shows Juggling and Cheap Theatrics, a whale of a good time; and like jazz mu- Juggle and Hyde, and From the Closet of sic it was a not a big deal if somebody Dr. Karamazov. Last summer they starred replied, "those are so silly. Sunday's audience came prepared with missed a beat. in and coproduced a Lincoln Center pro- "No, no," Ivan their history, the Ks doesn't want to hear them." (in no particular order): a birthday cake Having completed duction of Shakespeare's Comedy of Er- The audience a typically off-beat note. "For But, of course, we did, and a routine jug- with lighted candles, a ½/2gallon of milk, a ended on rors, which was broadcast live on PBS. a doll that our grand finale," announced Ivan. "mod- Mn .O.C..e.th,, f-rmpr lRrnthPr Alrosha oling chnw sclieotnly !be,-nme an erntertalrn- plunger, a pink lawn flamingo. hit, an umbrella, ern technology has made it possible for us to be able to spend ing display of sound, movement, humor, laughs diabolically when (Randy Nelson) retired a hanging plant, a to. make music by repeatedly bashing our- his family. This was un- and zest. a penguin doll on skis, more time with container (with no lid) full of selves in the head."' They donned helmets doubtedly one of the reasons they decided "Part three," announced Ivan, was to Tupperware will now spaghetti, and some water balloons. After equipped with electronic pickups and ra- create their new show, called Club, add music to the juggling. "We to harmonica, quite a bit of clowning around and bad dio transmitters which sent a signal back- which they performed at the Strand. attempt to juggle, play the which sing, and chew jokes (many involving the "Abuse-it" doll), stage to a synthesizer; the result of The show opened (to the sound of noth- play the xylophone, dance, could make a bubble gum, all at the the audience finally decided on its gauntlet was that each Karamazov ing but swishing clubs and catching hands) hardened day-old hitting his head. time!" As they rolled out the xylo- - the cake, the plant, and the cold different note by with a demanding and impressive display same began Dmitri turned phone and strapped harmonicas to their spaghetti. Just as the finale of four-man team juggling which the Fly- around and said, "We always get asked: faces, Dmitri turned towards the audience Ivan stepped through the curtain and his ing Ks call the square dance. This, howev- face fell. "You had better bring me the of- 'Sure you can play jazz, but can you do and and remarked, "This trick is so difficult er, turned out to be a sort of teaser, in ficial apron of the 1984 Olympics," he something classical?' " Quickly they purported to be a his- we had to grow extra brain hemispheres the rest of the show our stupid told Dmitrio The apron turned out to be a slipped into the "square dance' position the early (and easy) order to do it. We keep them in show and tory of juggling, from (and later of- good move, since each of the three tries with which they had started the today. hats." They slipped them on, juggling days to in the lobby.) Whether ended either in flying spaghetti or falling performed the same demanding the beginning there was nothing," fered them for sale done before. But "In brain power, they cake. Fyodor, who never speaks on stage, which they had already Dmitri, standing alone on the stage. or not they utilized extra Joy," the said the crowd by doing ev- served up the dessert; but the audience this time they played "Ode to "Then there was light. There was still certainly amazed Beethoveln's Sym- promised and more. awarded Ivan a standing ovation fourth movement from nothing, but at least you could see it." erything they had - and left the stage to the old juggling professor regardless. phony No. 9 Then (you knew it all along) there was jug- Suddenly, their of one more standing ovation. (Ivan, I think) walked out on the stage and Afterwards the stage looked like Hurri- sound gling. But it was simple, only one man and --s ~PAGE 8 The Tech FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18. 1988 · BIWb·laasqlPA8ggl ~l~b~b~L~I BC~Pb9~brlo-eB~IP4~aU ~ C -I - -

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Is W this dramatic conflict, or simply a slaugh- the generation gap, to name a few. Unfor- tunately, the one event of the sixties that ter? Cliff is a punching bag, not a person. overshadows all others is the Vietnam Similarly, the two mothers, Jessie Denny War, which tore America apart and de- (Mariette Hartley) and Ev Carr (Joanna Cassidy), can't contradict the film's sim- stroyed all of the hope and good inten- .r_ -a tions present at the opening of the 1960s. Kiefer Sutherland as Scott Jr. as plistic message. Torn between her son and The resulting "malaise" ultimately led to her husband, Jessie has no philosophy of e. .. the Reagan Revolution. 1969 attempts to .~rg her own. She exists solely to go crazy, col- portray this shattering of the American lapse, and side with her son. Ev is much Dream on a family scale, but it fails com- more interesting because her husband is pletely because Ernest Thompson forgot dead - she can actually have an opinion. that character and story must come before We even have a nice scene where she and message. Cliff get drunk and regress to the days This message, for which the movie was when life was simpler. She tries to deal sacrificed, is a simplistic one - "Vietnam with Ralph on his own level and fails; one was WRONG" - and it completely over- wishes their relationship had been given whelms the story. Ralph Carr (Robert time to develop. Downey Jr.) and Scott Denny (Kiefer It is surprising that the writer of On Sutherland) are two middle-class boys Golden Pond, an Academy-award winning from Maryland who are enrolling in col- screenplay that was all about character, lege to escape the draft. At the beginning, turned out a film in which character is Scott is very much the tag-along younger non-existent. Again, the problem is that brother: it is Ralph who introduces him to the message is far too important. In order pot, free love, and radical politics. Howev- for characters to work, they must have er, Ralph is unable to deal with a world free will; once the screenwriter starts con- which sees him only as food for the Viet Joanna Cassidy as Ev Carr and Bruce Dern as Cliff Denny trolling them, they die. Cong, flunks out of school, and has a bad - clean, healthy, fun, and with no com- The worst thing about 1969 is that it is a acid trip at his sister's graduation. Gradu- Scott, the main character, does not devel- plications. He thought that his father Cliff lie. Vietnam was not that simple, and nei- ally Scott begins to assume command of opgop. HeHe starts oute right,ight, and he finis.esfinishes (Brucepiain.H Dern) washuh a fascist hthsfte pig whose blindlf ther were the sixties. There are no easy an- his own life, determined to fight the sys- tright, with no evolution in between he support of Nixon's policies was the cause swers, and when a movie tries to create tem that destroyed Ralph. He becomes ro- thought Vietnam was wrong, and that his of everything wrong with America. At the one, it necessarily must fail. This film is mantically involved with Ralph's sister older brother was an idiot for going. He end of the film, after having done little well acted, beautifully shot, and full of in- Beth (Winona Ryder), who looked to Scott turned out to be rghtright --- hishis brother camnecame moreenofteilaerhvgdneite than snort and puff with righteous teresto Unfortunately, good production for direction when she was angry at the home wrapped in a flag. He thought drugs anger, Cliff eats crow, without even a ne- values are not enough. Let's stop making world and unsure of her fate after were bad, and was right again - his best aion of Comunisc or the Domino Tae- movies about Vietnam, guys, and get back graduation. friend sexwself-destructedlf-destructed ofon LSD.SD. He thougrtthought toory. IsfCmuimo this a sixties perspective, h oioTe or that of to making movies about people. Until that ;The: greuuest.flaw of, this movie is that sex would be fun. Of course'"- it was great the sel-righteous eighties? A-- movie in is done, Vietnam will never be understood.

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Photo courtesy of Michael C. Morgan Hurricane Gilbert - _-- ,- . .... -- ,. .- _- . . .1 ____~8~%sl~i~aa~a~s~Ra~~ FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 1988 The Tech PAGE 9 _ Earl muic roupplea~t- nTSAR ate Early music group pleasant, but not always at their best TAFELMUSIK SOLOISTS note distinctly. Bilson put on a dashing Charles River Concerts display of virtuosity in the opening move- WITH MALCOLM BILSON ment, but played the slow movement with and Works by Mozart and Haydn. an endearing simplicity. Performed on authentic instruments. Haydn's Trio for Flute, Piano and Cello L~/' >WGBH/FM Radio, Boston Old West Church, Boston, November 16. in D, Hob. XV:16 was next given a de- Repeated Houghton Chapel, lightful performance. Bilson's piano open- present Wellesley College, November 17. ing was suspenseful, then took on a sense of playfulness, engaging in a game of cat i l~///l \\\Canada's Baroque Orchestra By JONATHAN RICHMOND and mouse with the other players. The //7/i~ / \on t original instruments ALCOLM BILSON, who has just clarity of his instrument was especially finished recording an exhila- well suited to pulling this effect off. Ten- rating complete cycle of the sions were well-exploited: this was not a . L vMozart piano concertos on rendition without sophistication. But the the fortepiano with the English Baroque overall impression was one of charm, of TAFELMUSIK Soloists conducted by John Eliot Gardi- Bilson having a lot of fun, together with ner, was in Boston Wednesday night and at flautist Elissa Poole and cellist Christina Wellesley College last night in league with Mahler. a! ,SOLOISTS members of Tafelmuslk, the Toronto- The ensemble work in the final pro- //' ~~~~~with based early music ensemble. The program grammed work - Mozart's Piano Quartet -comprising three Mozart works and one in G minor, K. 478 - did not work so well by Haydn -- had its pleasures, but per- though. Bilson seemed to be playing sepa- haps did not show these players at their rately from the other performers, and al- : very best. though their sound had an attractive trans- l'MAdALCON The evening began with Mozart's Flute parency to it, the quartet was lacking in Quartet in C, K. 285b. There was certainly cohesion and therefore lacking in sparkle. some flowing, pleasing playing, especially A scherzo by J. C. F. Bach was given as by flautist Elissa Poole, but the tempi were an encore; it came across as pleasant, but ' "'|i/XX - BiLSON too slow, the effect soporific. bland. . fortepiano Bilson's first appearance was for Mo- Malcolm Bitson's recordings of the zart's Piano Sonata in A, K. 310. His Phil- Mozart Piano Corncertos are available ip Belt fortepiano did not sound too good on the Archiv label. a Program of for the first few measures; it came across chamber music by initially as thin-sounding and lacking in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart color. But then Bilson's playing took off, and pleasure receptors responded readily to the ability afforded by the rapid sound ...... ='_;r_ I simply-N>*;*|"He the best on decay on the early instrument to hear each the internationalscene." SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICE

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I - I -" '- ---~ - - - I ------i ,,, I , _ FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1988 The Tech PAGE 1 --- =kN---yob A R T S Subarashiki Nichiyobi resonant of Kurosawa As early works SUBARRASHIKI NICHIIYOBI its sound is as complete in Subarashiki [ONE WONDERFUL SUNDAY] Nichiyobi as it would be seven years later Directed by Akira Kurosawa. in The Seven Samurai, where Kurosawa Screenplay by Keinosuke Uegusa staged a staggering battle sequence with and Akira Kurosawa. little more than a telephoto lens and a Starring Isao Numasaki and rainmaking device. Chieko Nakakita. Other noteworthy techniques include Plays tonight at 5:45 and 9:50 pm Kurosawa's use of hidden cameras on ac- at the Brattle Theater. tual streets while filming city scenes and Kurosawa's remarkable manipulation of music, with significant actions often be- By MANAVENDRA K. THAKUR ginning as the music changes key. And T'. A FIlRIV qTArNn&s DDo-"co. A Kurosawa's venture into the nnverty-row ter a film director becomes a major world of war orphans and slums prefigures figure of international cinema, the his Dodesukaden, released in 1970. director's early films become fair It becomes especially clear that Kur- game for film scholars, distributors, and osawa's work is an ambitious but failed ex- viewers to examine, dissect, and re-evalu- periment when Yuzo and Masako arrive at ate. Akira Kurosawa has been a major fig- a bandshell. Yuzo decides to act out his ure for at least thirty years, and one can't dream of becoming a musician by con- help but wonder why it has taken so long ducting an invisible orchestra as Masako for his early films to come to light in this encourages him on. But when Yuzo fal- country. Kurosawa's SubarashikiNichiyobi ters, Kurosawa has Masako take the most ["One Wonderful Sunday"] was first re- unusual step of directly appealing to the leased in Japan way back in 1947, but it film's audience for applause to help bol- was not subtitled into English until 1981, ster Yuzo's confidence. "Help. Please. Ev- and only now is it being premiered theatri- eryone applaud.... Please please ap- cally in this country along with other plaud for us.... Help all those poor Kurosawa films from the post-war period. lovers out there like us!" she cries. This scene epitomizes the fundamental contra- What happens more often than not, isao Numasaki and Chieko Nakakita diction of the film: a more experienced di- though, with early films of this type is that rector perhaps could have made such a signs of the director's growth as an artist train station for his fiancee Masako the house in delight. "You're a dreamer," scene truly work, but then again, it's are heavily focused on - often to the ex- (Chieko Nakakita). Between the two of chides Yuzo. "Be realistic. We're broke." doubtful that a more experienced director clusion of evaluating the film as an indi- them, they have a total of only 35 yen, and She replies, "That's why we need dreams. would even attempt to employ such an un- vidual work standing on its own. With re- so they wander the city looking for ways I'd die without dreams." usual technique. Certainly, Kurosawa nev- gard to Kurosawa's SubarashikiNichiyobi, to stretch their money. This is not the first HEer sentiments lie squarely within Frank er again used it again in his later films. it is important to recognize that although such date they have spent together, and Capra-land, and indeed, it isn't too sur- In sum, these early Kurosawa films will many of Kulrosawa's trademark stylistic Yuzo particularly feels morose and angry prising to learn that Kurosawa admired be of interest to the casual viewer, but they touches show up for the first time in his about their inability to raise enough mon- Capra and other American film directors will be most resonant for those more fa- work, the film's daring experiment fails on ey to buy a house. (They can't get married like D. W. Griffith (which may be one rea- miliar with Kurosawa's later works. But its own merits. until they have a house.) Masako, to the son why Kurosawa is so admired in the the fact that these early films are being re- The film's title refers to a certain Sun- other, hand is full of cheer and life and West). Because Subarashiki Nichiyobi leased at all is a strong reaffirmation of day in springtime that two young lovers humor. When they go to view a house sell- combines that Capraesque optimism with Kurosawa's towering reputation as well as spend together in Tokyo. The film begins ing for 100,000 yen - way out of their Kurosawa's unusual variant of the shomin- a welcome opportunity to experience his with Yuzo (Isao Numasaki) waiting at a price range - Masako eagerly flits around geki tradition of Japanese cinema (snap- creative genius in its flowering phase.

IPIIIL------g I lm---- -1Bllpl I- IL- shots of ordinary people's lives), the film ends up fighting with itself. There are sev- eral pregnant moments with long pauses in the action that are iquintessentially Japa- " I nese but fundamentally at odds with the Westernized expressions of hope. Still, i Kurosawa can at least be praised for his willingness to experiment in this fashion. Of far more interest is Kurosawa's cine- matic style. For instance, a scene where Yuzo and Masako run through the rain to a music concert is in many ways as strik- ingly photographed as the much-admired "walk in the woods" sequence in Rasho- mon. There's another sequence near the end of the film where the camera closes in on the couple sitting on bench, which is accomplished not by a smooth tracking motion or zoom shot but rather by a series of fades from a long shot to a closer shot to yet an even closer shot to a medium closeup. Kurosawa used this exact same . o qI - _ technique to magnificently convey the pas- WoodsyOvl says Beth Soil & Company. See storypage 7. sage of time in Rashomon. And Kur- for Clean Air Ride a Me osawa's mastery over the use of rain and This space donated by The Tech - ~ -'- '' I~u--0 - I

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Exactly four mnin- od flowed smoothly until, with MIT responded in kind, dig- game [against Northeastern Uni- a rebuilding Boston University utes later, Liz Stock '90 scored 12:57 to go, BU's left wing went ging the loose pucks out and versity]· . . it should be a chal- squad Tuesday. The Engineers' on a high wrist shot after crisp down after having her shot de- playing like women possessed for lenge." The game, to be played play was clean and dominating, feeds from juniors Susie Wee and flected by Bereny. The hapless the last five minutes. Bereny was on the road against a consistent marked by sharp passing and im- Alissa Fitzgerald. visitor slid face-first into the called on to make the final save top-three team, will be an oppor- pressive stickwork in the first MIT had a chance to blow the goalpost and lay motionless in of the game, knocking down a tunity for the Engineers to prove game of the season. An abun- game wide open when, with 2:27 the crease for ten minutes as the one-on-none breakaway shot. their playing ability. The game -dance nf ,f~anSl!aedr nn as the left and a nn-pnlavPr nshnntfaoa crot'w~d wtha°t ;t horror This Gorw;asnt C"iasoich Abort, lf rtno .--ill take place Saturday morning home team kept the pressure on the Engineers brought the puck unfortunate mishap seemed to G was enthusiastic about, if not at 10 am. the Terriers, outshooting the visi- down the ice in a two-on-one tors 26 to 4. breakaway. In a last-ditch effort Fears that the skating would be to prevent the goal, BU was whis- Drug testing upheld by co"urt hampered by soft ice (as the tled for holding, giving the home By Harold A. Stern suit against Northeastern, chal- in favor of the NCAA's claim Zamboni had broken down that team a momentary five-on-three A Massachusetts Superior lenging that university's drug- that requiring a student to sign a afternoon) were soon put to rest skating advantage. Lamentably, Court ruling has upheld the con- testing program. consent form does not violate the as the home team stormed down the Engineers were unable to cap- stitutionality of the National Col- Northeastern had implemented student's rights. the ice and almost immediately italize on this offering and need- legiate Athletic Association's re- a policy which called for manda- Justice Charles M. Grabeau tapped in its first goal. Less than ed a full two minutes to score quirement of a drug-testing tory testing of intercollegiate ath- stated that -Bally has not con- four minutes into the first peri- again. consent form for intercollegiate letes in addition to the NCAA's vinced me that by requiring him od, Deishin Lee '90 poked the The final goal came with 33 athletics, The NCAA News re- tests, according to Michele DeB- to sign the consent form, the puck between the pads of BU's seconds left in the period. A long ported. lasi, news editor for The North- NCAA has infringed on any overworked and certainly under- blast from defender To nya The decision was handed down eastern News. rights secured by the Massachu- paid goalie with assists from Parker '90 rebounded in front in a case involving a Northeast- In May 1987, Bally also re- setts Civil Rights Act. The con- Debbie Tarboton and Michelle and was alertly buried in by Tan- ern University student who chal- voked his NCAA consent form, sent form by itself does not sub- Bonugli '88. ya Jegeris '89. lenged his school's drug-testing and Northeastern decleared him ject Bally to a search or seizure BU's defense was strong for As the hurriedly repaired Zam- program and the NCAA. NCAA ineligible for intercollegiate ath- or violate his right to privacy. the remainder of the first period, boni sputtered down the ice, rules, adopted in January of letics. On April 18, 1988, he filed "Neither is Bally's participa- killing a penalty and frustrating Head Coach Brian Taras was de- 1986, required that all athletes a motion for an injunction tion in intercollegiate sports, MIT's seemingly unending at- cidedly enthusiastic about his must sign a consent form before against the NCAA. sponsored by a private university, tempts to score. The visiting team's performance in the first their competitive season begins. A Suffolk County Court jus- a right protected or secured un- goalie compensated for her early two periods, saying that his team But the actual drug tests are only tice found Northeastern's pro- der the United States or Massa- gaffe with a flurry of saves, most "obviously had retained the skills given to selected players in post- gram to be unconstitutional in chusetts constitution." notable a stabbing glove save on they learned last year." The coach season playoffs and bowl games. December 1987. Judge Paul Con- The court's rulings in the two a sharp backhander from sat down starting goalie Carol David Bally, a middle-distance nolly ruled that mandatory test- cases should not affect athletes Bonugii. Boudreau '91, who had made runner, had originally signed the ing violated state protections of here; unlike at Northeastern, no The second period, however, clean saves on both BU shots, to NCAAs preseason testing waiver privacy and civil rights, a deci- additional drug testing is done by proved disastrous for the Terri- give her some rest; Allie Bereny in November 1986 as a sopho- sion that the school has MIT. This policy, originally an ers. With 8:29 remaining, Julie '90 put on the pads for the third more. Two -months later, he filed appealed. interim one prepared by an ad Although the Massachusetts hoc committee last January, is Superior Court has not yet hand- now the official working policy Rifle team loses to strong West Point ed down a decision on Northeast- concerning MIT's use of NCAA By Gail Benson Engineers in smallbore. Her 1153 strongest performance of this ern's appeal, the Court did rule drug-testing results. The MIT varsity rifle team was the highest individual score season. A strong showing against placed second in a three-way of the match and a personal best. Wentworth Institute of Technol- Cross c-luntre sends one smallbore match against the US Ann Perry '91 also shot a person- ogy (MIT 2132 to Wentworth MIilitary Academy of West Point, al best of 1036. Sei Young Sohn 1945 on a half course) boosted NY, and the Royal Military Col- '91 shot a season high 1059 and the Engineers' confidence, and rnmember to r ationals lege of Kingston, Ontario, this Gail Benson '90 a 1011. Dale the shooters' true potentials are By Gabrielle RoeCap ment over last year's but our win- past Saturday. West Point shot a Herr led Army with a 1147. beginning to emerge. After a sixth place finish in the loss record didn't show this be- 4547, the Engineers a 4259, and NCAA Division III qualifiers cause other teams improved RMC a 4067. In air rifle, Bendix and Perry MIT travels to Annapolis, MD meet last Saturday at SMU, Sean also," Coach Halston Taylor MIT also lost to West Point in shot personal highs of 383 and this weekend to compete against Kelley '90 will compete in the na- said. Everyone ran personal bests the air rifle competition, 1531- 352, respectively. Sohn shot a 341 the Naval Academy and St. tional cross country meet tomor- at both the New Englands Cham- 1416 (RMC did not compete in and Benson a 340. Two freshmen John's University of New York, row in St. Louis, MO. pionships and at the NCAA this event). The Military Acade- broke 300: Kai Fu Chiang shot a ranked first and third respectively meet, he added. in the Middle Atlantic Con- Kelley's time of 25:15 was only my is one of the nation's top 305 in his first match ever, and The women's cross country ference. six seconds faster than an early teams, and their score smashed Eugene Lee scored a 317 in his season time on the same five mile team placed 18th out of 27 teams the previous MIT range record of second. Dale Herr again led (Editor'snote: Gail Benson '90 course, but he said he was feeling at the NCAA qualifying meet. 1509, set in 1987. Army with a 388. is a member of the varsity rifle much better this week and was "It was a really fast race," said captain Kim McNeil '89. -Every- Chandra Bendix '90 led the This match was the team's team.) prepared for the national meet. body improved their times tre- "I want to do well," Kelley mendously." For the first time M IT wins orienteering championship said. "Even though this is the this season the whole team fin- second time I've been to nation- ished in below 20:30. By Mike Lints competition hosted by Brown course. Also competing for MIT als it's still scary." Kelley also Theresa Fuentes '91 (19:16) n Upholding a winning tradition University o Saturday at Curran on the medium course were: competed at the national meet placed 58th out of 189 runners, begun last year, MIT captured State Park in Cranston, RI. The Grant Murray '91 (fifth place), two years ago, but this would be followed by 99th place McNeil the second annual New England team clinched the championship Bent Bakken G (ninth), and Jessi- the first time he would be racing (19:57). Other finishers included Intercollegiate Orienteering by finishing almost seven minutes ca Hirschfelder (I lth). Mike without the rest of the team. 104th-place Chris Goh '92 Championship last weekend. ahead of the competition in Sun- Lints G led MIT over the long The men's team finished up (20:03), 116th-place Karen Tsuei Orienteering is a sport in which day's relay race, hosted by MIT course (6.4 kmn), finishing second their season by placing 14th out G (20:19), 119th-place Amy Ro- a map and a compass are used to at the Hale Reservation in overall. Mike Chin G came in of 29 teams at the meet. James velstad '92 (20:20) and the duo of find one's way across unfamiliar Westwood, MA. Harvard could second, followed by Cecilie Williams '91 was 48th in 26:16, Anne McVeigh '89 (20:28) and terrain as quickly as possible. do no better than second overall, Mauritzen in eighth. followed by 88th-place Nate Ge- Stacy Holander '92 (20:30) fin- The MIT team was favored to while Brown finished third. Murray, Westphalen, and Lints trich '91 who finished in 26:56. ishing in 123rd and 124th respec- win this battle of brains and Detlef Westphalen G led MIT combined for the winning relay Also running for MIT were Tim tively. speed over crosstown rival Har- on Saturday's short course (3.3 team on Sunday; the team of Salter '92 (27:45), Peter Ronco "I was very impressed with in- vard, a team which featured sev- km), finishing first overall in the Mauritzen, Fong, and Bakken '92 (27:54), and Jamie Scarlan dividual performances and team eral strong runners but lacked event as well as third place on the placed sixth. '91 (28:56), who finished in spirit," Coach Chris Lane said. depth overall. medium course (4.2 kmn). Terry (Editor's note: Mike Lints G is places 121, 125, and 152 respec- (Editor's note: Gabrielle Rocap MIT held a narrow lead at the Fong G also came through with a a member of orienteering at tively. 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